"I've owned this 2006 M5 since new. I love everything about it except the 11 mpg around town and 15 mpg highway.
It uses a quart of oil every 1200 miles and now the Castrol TWS oil is no longer available. I've had issues with a differential leak, VANOS noise, and a new SMSG replaced under warranty at 22,000 miles. I bought this car when I was in the Air Force in Germany and at 190 mph on the Autobahn it is rock solid. Love this car, they scratched the paint when they shipped it back to the US.
I got a repaint on the roof. I plan on holding this car forever. It is a luxury hot rod and the sound of the V10 is amazing."

"Last generation M5 with a naturally aspirated V10 engine. Exceptional ability to be a swift, comfortable car for commuting or hauling 4 people around, and then turning into a spectacular super car making beautiful noise from the V10 engine that revs seemingly to the sky. Wonderful car with stellar ability!"

best vehicle ever

Reviewer Ratings

Overall Rating

10/10

Value

Not Rated

Reliability

10/10

Quality

10/10

Performance

10/10

Styling

10/10

Comfort

10/10

Pros: "fun to drive"

Cons: "fuel consumption"

Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10

"car is in excellent shape, like new, never had any problems with it
reason for selling: not living in USA any longer
Sorry no photo available,as I am abroad
Color :Indianapolis red exterior, red and black interior"

"Owned this car for 6 months. Very fast car, drinks a lot of gas, but totally worth it. Gets tons of looks everywhere you go and the exhaust note is so exotic!!! As for maintenance, I spent about 800$ atleast once a year just on maintenance stuff like flushing fluids. THANK GOD, I did not have one single issue or problem with my car, it only went to the shop for maintenance. However, my Vanos pump, which is a common failure on 06 models, was starting to underperform by 30% around 20k miles so I had that replaced. the heads up display and active seats were my favorite featurs, the seats catch your body from sliding, sooo cool!!! Also, you wont be able to sleep at night if you don't buy a warranty with your e60 m5!!!"